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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8042879 | Vehicle wheel and method for manufacturing it The invention relates to a vehicle wheel, in particular a hybrid vehicle wheel, composed of a wheel disc, which is fabricated from lightweight metal as a cast part, and a rim ring, which is made from steel, is connected to the wheel disc in a rotationally fixed fash... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7114785 | Aerodynamic surfaced bicycle wheel A bicycle wheel includes a tire engaging portion located at the outward perimeter of the wheel, an inner portion located radially inward from the tire engaging portion A pair of air engaging side surfaces extend radially between the inner portion and the tire engagi... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6869149 | Vehicle wheel and method of manufacturing same It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle wheel which can be manufactured at low cost, exhibits superior design characteristics, and with which mechanical strength can be adequately ensured. The vehicle wheel has a construction that is split into... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6785962 | Method for producing a full face fabricated vehicle wheel This invention relates to an improved method for forming a full face fabricated vehicle wheel and includes the steps of: (a) providing a disc blank formed from a metal material; (b) subjecting the disc blank to a metal stamping operation to produce a partially forme... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6641224 | Full face vehicle wheel for use in a high offset dual vehicle wheel assembly A high offset dual vehicle wheel assembly includes a pair of full face wheels (20, 20) each defining an axis and including a wheel rim and a full face wheel disc. The rim includes an inboard tire bead seat retaining flange, an inboard tire bead seat, a ge... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6547341 | Full face wheel with chemical bond between disc and rim The present invention relates to a full face wheel comprising a full face wheel disc and a partial wheel rim. The wheel disc has an annular inboard portion. The wheel rim has an annular outboard end. A chemical bond is formed between the outboard end of t... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6536111 | Process for spin forming a vehicle wheel A process for forming a vehicle wheel wherein a wheel blank having a wheel disc and a cylindrical skirt extending axially form an inboard surface of the wheel disc is mounted upon a spinning machine and the skirt is spun into a vehicle wheel rim.... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6473967 | Method for producing a fabricated vehicle wheel An improved method for forming a vehicle wheel includes the steps of steps of: (a) providing a wheel rim defining a rim axis and including a generally axially extending well portion and a pair of opposed ends, one of the ends including an inboard tire bea... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6447071 | Full face wheel with slip fit joint between disc and rim The present invention relates to a full face wheel comprising a full face wheel disc and a partial wheel rim. The wheel disc includes an inboard portion having an annular groove formed therein. The wheel rim includes an annular tapered outboard end. The t... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6374493 | Wheel casting and wheel assembly A two-piece tire rim is prepared from a molded, one-piece wheel casting which is generally cup-shaped in configuration. The casting, which is open at one end and closed at its opposite end, has an inner annular recess formed coaxially in the inner surface... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6354667 | Full face vehicle wheel and method for producing same This invention relates to an full face vehicle wheel including a wheel rim joined to a wheel disc. The wheel disc defines an axis and includes a body having a centrally located wheel mounting surface and an outer annular portion. The outer annular portion... | 03/12/2002 |
| 5219441 | Wheel assembly having a wheel disc skirt with a conical surface A motor vehicle wheel having an annular wheel rim and a wheel disc in which the flange of the wheel disc is formed with a frustoconical outer surface for engagement with and attachment to a frustoconical inner surface of the wheel rim enabling the disc to... | 06/15/1993 |
| 4363521 | Wheel disc offset attachment to wheel rim A wheel outer body portion interfits a rim outboard hump, and insert structure on that outer body portion attaches to the rim proximate a rim annular wall between the hump and a rim well portion.... | 12/14/1982 |
